1.1% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6123, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6123, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households without a car have been recorded in postcode 6123 since 2011, with only 1.1% now lacking a vehicle. This makes the area far more reliant on cars than most other parts of the country. While public transport use for work has risen slightly, the vast majority of people still prefer to drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 42.8% of homes having two vehicles and 21.1% having three. Only 1.1% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6123, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice for the 64.6% who commute by car, while only 2.0% use public transport. Working from home is among the lowest at this level at 5.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▲ +78.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 9.32 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and almost all services are buses.
21
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.32
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
745.2
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
4
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 48 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for this level of area. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes 16 minutes, which is longer than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
48
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for 6123, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6123, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6123/6123-wa/topic/transport